Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27
FLORIDA.


FLORIDA,
One, and probably two, new stores will
60 up at Bronson in short while.
An orange nursery was destroyed by
forest fires at Okahumpka Saturday.
The amount OF travel to Leesburg this
winter is equal to that OF former years.
A Commercial Travellers Association
tor Florida is being organized. 1t is said
that this is the only State in the Union
where such an organization does not
already exist.
Gov. Perry has recognized the right OF
the Pensacola Board Of City Commission
ers To remove John Burns, and appointed
A. V. Clubbs to succeed that gentleman.
Mr.. Clubbs will accept.
Col. Cyrus Shinn has just purchased
200 acres OF land adjoining Keuka. Mr..
Sninn is one of the largest land dealers In
North western Kansas, and is so delighted
with Florida that he will operate exten-
slvely III Putnam county lands.
w. IL. Mann, OF Meanwhile, Putnam
county, has just sold 40, 900 budded orange
trees, winch are to be shipped to Califor-
MIA. There is great demand lust now
for these trees in that State, and several
large shipments have been made from
this section.
The steam saw mill belonging 30 G. Fl.
Sullivan at Ellzey was burned on last
Friday. The ire caught from the fur
mace. and the wind being high the mill
was consumed in a few minutes, only the
carriage and one or two belts being saved.
Tae loss will reach about $4,000 No in
surance. MIR. Sullivan lett for Jackson
vile on saturday to purchase new out
fit, aud expects to be running again in a
few weeks.
The fire which destroyed the residence
of Rev. MIR. Anderson, of Madison, last
Thursday had It's origin from detective
flue. The house and nearly all Its contents
were burned, which makes the loss Sc
riOus one to MIN, as be carried no insur-
auce al all. A subscription for his benefit
has been handed around and has been
subscribed to quite literally by some of
the citiZens. He is pastor Of the Presby-
terrain church.
Jasper Courier: A shooting ARRAY took
place at the restaurant kept by Spencer
Arnold (cOlored) on Saturday night. Jim
Potter was shot IN the neck, and had not
Or. Tompkins stopped the blood the
wounded man might ere this have Joined
the cOlOred band in another cline. On
Monday last Carrie Paine (colOred), of
Live Oak, was Gagged to await the result
Of the preliminary trial OF Carolina Jones,
latter AS the party who put in the pistol
shots to give zest t. the dance. County
Judge McInnis presided. Monday, Tues
day and part Of Wednesday were con-
sumed in examining the witnesses pro
aud con, when the arguments were COM
menced,
The negroes OF DeLRnd, in mass meet
ing assembled last Tuesday, nominated
full ticket for The next municipal cleo
tiou. The following Ii a portion OF the
ticket: Mayor, +. 5. Goodrich; Clerk, S.
B. Wright; Marshal, Ii. 2. Dixon
| (CoiOTed), and two cOlOred men for Coun-
cilmen. Messrs. Goodrich and Wright
have issued card IN which they refuse
! to be candidates on that ticket, and pro-
mise to do all in their power to defeat it,.
| The negroes do not have u maj 9rity Ia
the town, still they are strong enough to
! hold the balance OF power, and il there il
the least "spliI' or division in tho "wnite
| ticket" the negroes VIII undoubtedly
| elect their men.
The following civil appointments have
been made during the past week: j. W O..
| Adams, to be County Commissioner in
aud for the county OF Wakulla; G.. W
Fletcher, to be County Commissioner In
and for the county OF Lafayette; John X .
WhaleySo be County Commissioner in
| and Tor the county Of Wakulla; James A.
Mclean, to be Clerk Circuit Court in and
for the county OF Walton; A. g. Dinman,
ii. l.. Grady and l.. b. Wombwen.
to be NOtaries Public in and for
the State at large; Clinton John
son, to be County Commissioner
in and for the county of Orange; George
q. Watson and A. Alfred MonsalYatge,
| 10 be County Commissioners in ana for
the county OF Monroe; b. r, stiles, TO be
Justice OF the Peace Ia and tor the county
Of Clay; $. Strickland, to be justice OF
the Peace in and for the county of Wash
mgtOn; John j. Richards, 70 be Inspector
of Timber and Lumber IN ana for the
county VI Nassau; Horatio Grain, TO be
Member Board OF Health In and for the
county Of Monroe; A. Warren MIzeli, TO
be Superintendent OF Public Instruction IN
and for the county or Suwaunee: Joseph
h. Masters To be County Commissioner
in and for the county OF ST. johns; TheO-
dore kandell, TO be County Commissioner
In and for the county OF Madison; Jonah
Yates, to be County Commissioner in and
Tor the county of Hlllsborough; Thomas
T.. WhRley, TO be County Commissioner
in and for the county OF Brevard; a. Is.
Brown, 10 be Tax Assessor in and for the
county OF Columbia; L. f. Smith, TO be
Constable Ia and for the county Of Hills
borough; +. J. Wingate, TO he Justice OF
the Peace IN and Tor the county OF Mas
sau; solomon Conn, TO DO Notary Public
in and Tor the county of EscBmbia.
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